How Harfoots Are Different From Hobbits In LOTR: Rings of Power Explained
The difference between live-action Harfoots and Hobbits is finally explained at The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power's SDCC panel. Based on J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy book series of the same name, Prime Video's upcoming The Rings of Power series is set to return viewers to Middle-earth. Unlike Peter Jackson's beloved trilogy, however, The Rings of Power takes place during the Second Age, thousands of years before Frodo and Sam set off on their journey to Mordor.
In addition to a host of new characters (and some younger versions of returning characters), The Rings of Power also makes a crucial addition in terms of the races of Middle-earth. While many Lord of the Rings fans will be familiar with Hobbits, Elves, and Dwarves, The Rings of Power also features a number of Harfoot characters. Trailers for The Rings of Power have teased some of what's to come from the Hobbit-adjacent characters, including Lenny Henry's Sadoc Burrows and Sara Zwangobani's Marigold Brandyfoot, and have made clear that Harfoots are different from the likes of Frodo, Sam, and the other Hobbit characters seen in Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movies.
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As part of the show's panel at SDCC, for which Screen Rant was in attendance, a number of the distinctions between Harfoots and Hobbits were made clear. In contrast to Hobbits, Harfoots are more migratory and nomadic, and they prefer to hide away from many of the darker elements of Middle-earth. That isn't to say that the Harfoots don't share similarities with Hobbits, however, with the group embracing their love of song, dance, and light-hearted humor.
In the Lord of the Rings books, Tolkien describes the Harfoots as one of
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